Figure 1. 25 year old white female with a history of an eating disorder presented with pancytopenia. A low-power view of her marrow aspirate shows scattered hematopoietic cells in a background of a pink amorphous infiltrate. (Wright-Giemsa 4x)
Figure 2. Hematopoietc elements icluding erythroid precursors and megakaryocytes can be recognized in addition to a few fat cells. The amorphous material represents depositionof hyaluronic acid with gelatinous transformation of the marrow. (W-G 10x)
Figure 4. A marrow biopsy is shown illustrating almost complete replacement of the marrow by the hyaluronic acid extracellular matrix material. Hematopoietic elements and fat cells are markedly decreased. (H&E 4x)
Figure 5. A higher magnification shows the presence of isolated erythroid islands in addition to occasional myeloid and megakaryocytic elements. The mucopolysaccharide deposition appears pink on H&E staining. (H&E 10x)
Figure 6. A higher magnification of the previous image is shown. Note the granular appearance of the background extracellular matrix material. (H&E 40x)
Figure 7. Terminally differentiated erythroid and myeloid cells are prominent in this view. Early precursor cells of both of these cell lines are rare. (H&E 40x)